Edward h



E. H. ANGIER.

` BALING.

APPLICATION FILED IUNE 5, 11918.'

Patented July 29, 1919.

THE coLuMmA pLANoGn/Pll co., WASHINGTON. lD. c.

i accompanying drawin's, is a specification,

" which may be practisedV by its aid.`

like charactersonV the drawings 'represent-f ing-like parts?, i'

y This invention relates .to-a' baling press and'to a method of packaging commodities' My invention more particularly conteniplates the'provision of a suitablecourseof procedure and a suitable mechanism where by materials may be packaged iirsheet-like inclosiiig coverings;

1 My invention will best be understoodby reference to the following` description of the baling press disclosed'- in the 'accompanying drawings as 'an `illustra'ttiv'e embodiment `of my invention.- fIn these drawings Figure 1 is a view, partly in section and partly zbroken away, of the baling mecha-` nism prior to the compressing operation;

Fig. Q'is a similar'view' after compression has been eifectedgand i Fig. 3 isa section on Fig. 1. n

Referring to the. drawings, the illust-raf tive press guided on the uprights 7 and adapted to'be operated in any suitable manner, lherein inthe of dicated diagrammatically bythe representa' tion of a screw 9. The ramlias thev usual recesses 211 to facilitate theintroduction of' bale tiesf ..1

Opposing tlie'rani is a platform 13j against which the ramvis adapted'tofcompress the commodity to be baled. HThe upper surface." of the platform is provided with recesses 15 opposingthe recesses 11i Cooperating;

with the platform and adapted toftelescope over the same is a form 17 which vis tubular' and may be, as shown in Fig. 3', without joint. The form 17 here shown/is reinforced; n

' is'customary to place a sheet with angle irons 1'9.v

It will be noted-ley referring toFig. 1 that 'v the elevated position.' shown and the ram descends, it willforceif the form 17 is Ain the'platform 13 is greater`thaii`tliat of n the",

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there shown embodies a ram" 5u WED MTENT @met "J'TEDWARD NGI, QFFAMINGHM, MASSACHUSETTS! Patented J u15T Application 'inea :time 6,1918. Y seriai Np. eas-Aaa f formV v1??,softhatftlie"latter caii'fbe drawn downwardly over the lsame asi'ill'ustrated in FigfQ, thereby exposing` the 'sides of the material 'compressed between thel platformV and the ramas' shown in that figure.

Any suitable means may manipulating theforni apart from'the ram' 5f I have hereinssliow'n at the sides ofthe platform chains `21 'carrying double billed' lioo'ksQS adapted to be engaged withnthe' fornigforexample as herein shown with the` rein-forcing angles/19, thereby to "draw "the be provided-for 'V form upwardly-or*downwardly 'when the chains arc drivn', ia's'for 'examplerbyg the hand crank 25fslio'vi`fn` vat'theffleft' hand'in-tlie figures. Thus, in Fig: Qjit maybe' supposed' that vthe hooks have' been e'iigage'dy with the" lower reinforcingangle `of the'formafter compression has-,been effected and' the chains driven to'draw'tlieform down 'to' the posi-L tion Shown# If is'desiredgto-elevatethe form, tli'e'other vbills ofthehoolis are swung into' engagement' withV the reinforcing 1 an# Oles and the chains are driven in the oppol :Dn e v site direction.

For leiding' aie-116m? fifi adjusted'posi-v 1 tion relative"l to f the platform, spring-pressed latchesfy may V loe providdhaving sloping` surfaces adapted to engage the 'lower edgeofl the" form. These .serve `tov supportv the weightof the formts'elf, butwhen tlie'r'aiiu'A 7 isflowered,fthe pressure acting on the slopV ingsurfaces will serveA to swing the latchesinwardly againstthe force of the springs to` Vthe/position shown at the lower portion of Fig. 2 andpermittheform to descend past them.- I have herein shown two'sets of-"these Y latches so that the vformy may belteinporarily *f facilitate V'the preliminary filling of 'the same.'

supported iri- 'a `partially 'raised vposition "to The press'aslhereinfdescribed is particu-l larlyadaptable for is'desired to yhave I l v y, compressed condition surrounded by i a nature of a b'oX.

the lbottom of the .formv andfthen-'tofold back the edges down' therein Edges are either' held" by the'lan'i ofthe baling material when" it the-iinished bale; iinl 4 its;A Y v wrapping of paper orwi'thja covering in the`z i In lthe "ordinary-'press- 'l wherein'a ramde'scend-s within a forni,V it `of paper' in` of=a` sheet and placey it on the. top'of themateria'l injthe form, ltobe pressed by'l the plunger. After the' form is reino-ved, as by separating` `tlie-IJarts 

